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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">If the student has an Android phone they could try the Google Sound Amplifier app.
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US&gl=US">
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.accessibility.soundamplifier&hl=en_US&gl=US</a> I don’t have any personal experience with it so I can’t vouch for it but it may help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">Looks like there’s at least one app on the Apple store for iPhone also. Again, no personal experience with it but maybe worth a try.
<a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sound-amplifier/id1615079093">https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sound-amplifier/id1615079093</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Atkinson Hyperlegible"">I am not deaf but at one point in the past I had a bad head cold and my ears got very plugged, and I had a few weeks where I was definitely hearing impaired. I ended up borrowing one half
of an FM amplification system we had in the office, which just had a microphone attached to it, and I used a pair of earbuds and just aimed the microphone in the general direction of whoever was speaking. It worked very well for my temporary needs. The specific
model I used is probably no longer available – this was around a decade ago and it was already an older piece of equipment – but something similar might help this student and be easier to set up than a two-way FM system. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Beach<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 27, 2023 8:40 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] [EXT] Recommendations on devices to help with hearing with in a classroom setting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">An FM listening system may be the best and quickest route to go.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Roboto">Robert Lee Beach<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Charlotte Schiff-Norton<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXT][Athen] Recommendations on devices to help with hearing with in a classroom setting<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I am in need of some help and I am hoping you all can help me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">I'm working with a student who has severe hearing loss in both ears and they have not yet been set up with hearing aids. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">They're having a very hard time hearing the professor and the conversation around them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">This is new territory for me and for the student as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">So I'm looking for any recommendations on devices or free apps that can help the student within the classroom setting?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Thank you in advance for all of your help and recommendations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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